Cole Camp, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cole Camp's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 42.5 inches of precipitation and 18 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.3°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,079 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCole Camp (3 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00231748
- Location38.48°N 93.26°W
- Elevation1,000 ft (305 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population1,172
On October 23, the normal high in Cole Camp is 64°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cole Camp.
- Jan 39° 19°
- Feb 44° 23°
- Mar 55° 33°
- Apr 65° 43°
- May 74° 54°
- Jun 83° 62°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 65°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 67° 44°
- Nov 54° 33°
- Dec 43° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Cole Camp each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.30 in), the least in January (1.78 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 19°F | 28.9°F | 1.78 | 4.8 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 44°F | 23°F | 33.5°F | 1.98 | 6.2 | 8 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 55°F | 33°F | 43.6°F | 3.15 | 3.6 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 43°F | 53.8°F | 4.42 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 63.5°F | 5.06 | 0.2 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 62°F | 72.4°F | 5.30 | 0.0 | 10 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.1°F | 3.95 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 87°F | 65°F | 75.7°F | 4.10 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 56°F | 67.5°F | 4.24 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 44°F | 55.8°F | 3.52 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 33°F | 43.5°F | 2.92 | 0.5 | 7 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 43°F | 24°F | 33.6°F | 2.05 | 2.9 | 8 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 44°F | 54.1°F | 42.47 | 18.4 | 108 | 34 | 114 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −7°C | −1.7°C | 45 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 7°C | −5°C | 0.8°C | 50 mm | 16 cm |
| March | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 80 mm | 9 cm |
| April | 18°C | 6°C | 12.1°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 12°C | 17.5°C | 129 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 22.4°C | 135 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 24.3°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | 1°C | 6.4°C | 74 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 6°C | −4°C | 0.9°C | 52 mm | 7 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00231748; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Cole Camp?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00231748.
When is the last frost in Cole Camp?
In Cole Camp, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 13 in half of years and after April 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 23 in half of years and before October 9 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 131 year in 10 after April 29; 9 in 10 after March 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 231 year in 10 before October 9; 9 in 10 before November 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 191 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 212 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cole Camp in zone 6b in ZIP code 65325, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00231748; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Cole Camp?
In a normal year in Cole Camp, 34 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 114 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 108 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 34a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 114a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 25high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 108a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00231748.
How sunny is Cole Camp?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cole Camp, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and March the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.2 |
| February | 68% | 3.0 |
| March | 68% | 3.9 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 81% | 6.6 |
| July | 83% | 6.5 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 3.5 |
| November | 73% | 2.5 |
| December | 69% | 1.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Cole Camp need?
A normal year in Cole Camp brings 5,150 heating degree days, 4% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,202 cooling degree days, 32% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,819 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,120 | 0 |
| February | 881 | 0 |
| March | 667 | 3 |
| April | 352 | 14 |
| May | 127 | 82 |
| June | 8 | 230 |
| July | 1 | 375 |
| August | 3 | 334 |
| September | 61 | 136 |
| October | 312 | 27 |
| November | 646 | 1 |
| December | 973 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,150 | 1,202 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00231748. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Cole Camp been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 55.8°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.1°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.9°F | +0.8°F | 44.76 | – |
| 2022 | 53.5°F | −0.6°F | 38.20 | 14.7 |
| 2023 | 56.4°F | +2.3°F | 32.80 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 57.2°F | +3.1°F | 40.62 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 55.8°F | +1.6°F | 35.49 | 13.3 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00231748. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cole Camp's climate compare?
Cole Camp is warmer than 43 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 49. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.1°F is warmer than 57%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cole Camp is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Cole Camp share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Lincoln, MO1,203 people · 7 mi SW
- Ionia, MO77 people · 4 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Cole Camp's climate
What is the coldest month in Cole Camp?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Cole Camp?
Yes: 18 inches in a normal year, falling on 10 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (6.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Cole Camp?
June, with 5.30 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.78 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cole Camp in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cole Camp in zone 6b in ZIP code 65325, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Cole Camp?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 13; in one year in ten it comes after April 29. Waiting until April 29 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Windsor, MO15 miles from this station, 55.7°F a year
- Sedalia, MO16 miles from this station, 54.8°F a year
- Truman Dam & Reservoir, MO18 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
- Versailles, MO23 miles from this station, 55.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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